Looks like a lightly-dipped AU-58
They can be interesting at times, but I won’t pay significant premiums for them.
My thoughts exactly
I like this one at 63
He’s so 2018... ... BC!
I’ve seen some pretty funky re-engraving jobs [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I don’t have the coin in hand, so I was also wondering about the concavity. I will ask.
Could those be explained by retooling, such as to remove a chopmark?
I used to buy them a lot. But then I became more selective as “problem” coins bothered me more and more. Here is a successful “details” coin I...
I have authenticity concerns. I have been studying these for a few months. This one just feels wrong.
This is reality. If you really know what you are doing, eBay is a very safe place. If you think you know more than you do, then it can be a...
I believe the AU-62/3 coins (aka, AU coins which do not have rub in the fields) should be given an AU-58+ grade so that they rightfully go for...
They won’t grade it with all that PVC residue on it.
This came up in @Jack D. Young ‘s Facebook group about counterfeits. Many individuals say it is an obvious fake because of the eagle’s head and...
I have seen clean, well-struck coins with ugly toning or hazing, but usually the luster is subdued and thus should be a lower grade. Very few...
Do the TPGs take off a point for marks on PLs coins? As in a normal 63 with PL surfaces would grade a 62? I would think the flashiness of the...
I honestly can’t tell if you are joking or not. Blue Ridge is in GA. Kinda hard to move.
A + is not the same thing as a *. A + is an in-between grade. For example, an MS-65+ is equivalent to an MS-65.5.
When you grade a coin on surface preservation, luster, and strike, eye appeal naturally falls out. A coin with few marks, good strike and great...
That would kill honest sellers like me
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